HughFortescue, 4th Earl Fortescue was born on 16 April 1854.1 He was the son of HughFortescue, 3rd Earl Fortescue and Georgiana Augusta Charlotte CarolineDawson-Damer.1 He married Hon.EmilyOrmsby-Gore, daughter of William RichardOrmsby-Gore, 2nd Baron Harlech and LadyEmily CharlotteSeymour, on 15 July 1886.1 He died on 29 October 1932 at age 78.1 He was educated at Harrow School, Harrow, London, EnglandG.1 He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Liberal) for Tiverton between 1881 and 1885.1 He was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, EnglandG.1 He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Liberal Unionist) for West Devon between 1885 and 1892.1 He held the office of Aide-de-Camp to HM King Edward VII between 1903 and 1910.1 He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Devon between 1904 and 1928.1 He succeeded as the 4th Viscount Ebrington, co. Gloucester [G.B., 1789] on 10 October 1905.1 He succeeded as the 6th Baron Fortescue of Castle Hill, co. Devon [G.B., 1746] on 10 October 1905.1 He succeeded as the 4th Earl Fortescue [G.B., 1789] on 10 October 1905.1 He held the office of High Steward for Devon in 1908.1 He held the office of Aide-de-Camp to HM King George V between 1910 and 1921.1 He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of the Bath (K.C.B.) in 1911.1 He held the office of Member of the Council of the Duchy of Cornwall in 1918.1 He was awarded the Territorial Decoration (T.D.)1 He gained the rank of Honorary Colonel in the Royal North Devon Yeomanry.1 He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for South Molton.1

William DavidOrmsby-Gore, 5th Baron Harlech was born on 20 May 1918.1 He was the son of William George ArthurOrmsby-Gore, 4th Baron Harlech and LadyBeatrice Edith MildredGascoyne-Cecil.1 He married, firstly, SylviaThomas, daughter of Hugh LloydThomas and Hon.Guendaline AdaBellew, on 9 February 1940.1 He married, secondly, PamelaColin, daughter of Ralph F.Colin, on 11 December 1969.1 He died on 26 January 1985 at age 66, following a car crash.1,2 William David Ormsby-Gore, 5th Baron Harlech usually went by his middle name of David.1 He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, EnglandG.1 He was educated at New College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, EnglandG.1 He fought in the Second World War.1 He gained the rank of Major in 1945.1 He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Conservative) for Oswestry between 1950 and 1961.1 He was member of the U.K. Delegation to the United Nations Assembly in 1951.1 He held the office of Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Foreign Affairs in 1954.1 He was member of the U.K. Delegation to the United Nations Assembly in 1954.1 He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1957.1 He held the office of Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Ministry of State between 1957 and 1961.1 He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Shropshire in 1961.1 He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of St. Michael and St. George (K.C.M.G.) in 1961.1 He was appointed Knight, Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (K.St.J.) in 1961.1 He held the office of Ambassador to the U.S.A. between 1961 and 1965.1 He succeeded as the 5th Baron Harlech, of Harlech, co. Merioneth [U.K., 1876] on 14 February 1964.3 He was President of the British Board of Film Censors in 1965.1 He was chairman of Harlech TV in 1967.1 He was director of Frost and Reed Holdings in 1976.1

Children of William David Ormsby-Gore, 5th Baron Harlech and SylviaThomas